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Medical school screening test questioned | Go Public A screening test used as part of admissions for the majority of Canadian medical schools is being questioned. Researchers say there is weak evidence backing the Casper test, while the company behind the test stands by it. Erik Soby thought he hadContinue Reading
Joan Oanes says she was baffled to learn a gift card she had purchased had been drained of all its money. The $50 Lululemon gift card was bought last October at a Shoppers Drug Mart location in Brampton, Ont., and given to her sister-in-law in December. “The receipt is there.Continue Reading
Siok Har Lim was nervous about her trip to Europe last November. The Montreal woman wasn’t an experienced traveller, had never visited the countries on her itinerary, and barely spoke any English. Lim’s multi-leg journey through Germany and Hungary was going smoothly until she arrived at the Budapest airport toContinue Reading
An Ontario father says he lives in constant fear that his 15-year-old son will overdose — and blames the social media app Snapchat. “He can’t get through the day without using drugs,” said Roger, a pseudonym CBC is using to protect his son’s identity. The addiction issues began with cannabis useContinue Reading
Go Public Jennifer Craft got a $1,245 bursary from the Ontario government to help cover child-care costs while she was in nursing school back in 1996. But the province recently sent a collection agency to get the money back — claiming she failed to file the correct paperwork some 30Continue Reading
Go Public Rogers CEO in hot seat as MPs grill him over contracts customers call unfair and misleadingRogers Communications CEO Tony Staffieri was summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee to defend contracts with clauses that allow monthly prices to increase while customers are locked in. Tony Staffieri says hisContinue Reading
When Cathy Cooper signed a contract with Rogers Communications four months ago, she says a sales rep told her the monthly price for TV and internet service was guaranteed for two years. So she was shocked to see her monthly bill increase just three months later, and called the telco giant toContinue Reading
Guanghu Cui was poring over his TD Bank statements in March, preparing to pay taxes for his small immigration consulting firm in Oakville, Ont., when he noticed a $1.50 fee for sending an e-transfer. It was surprising, because when he’d opened his business account three years ago, his financial adviserContinue Reading
Catharine Murphy likes to send her friends and family e-gift cards — for special occasions, to mark a holiday, just say thank you, or to make up for missing a milestone. “I’m the person who will always wish you a belated birthday,” she said with a laugh, during an interviewContinue Reading
When the recall notice came in the mail, Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini knew it was serious. The words “Urgent Vehicle Recall” in red letters were sprawled at the top, along with a warning that a defective fuel pump on their truck could lead to sudden loss ofContinue Reading
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